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Eurovision 2018
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I actually think Ireland's song this year is one of our best in a while
We've had some truly awful ones the last 3 or 4 years
I agree. Ryan also seems to have a great personality. I hope he gets a chance to expose it in Lisbon:
Here he is at the London Eurovision Party.
If we fail to qualify this year I think we should play the Swedish card next year, like we almost did in 2015.
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I agree. Ryan also seems to have a great personality. I hope he gets a chance to expose it in Lisbon:
Here he is at the London Eurovision Party.
If we fail to qualify this year I think we should play the Swedish card next year, like we almost did in 2015.
I'm still bitter we didn't send Erika when she clearly had the best song. Iirc correctly Linda Martin made some nonsensical comments about having a Swedish person representing Ireland, no doubt that had some bit of influence.0 -
yerwanthere123 wrote: »I'm still bitter we didn't send Erika when she clearly had the best song. Iirc correctly Linda Martin made some nonsensical comments about having a Swedish person representing Ireland, no doubt that had some bit of influence.
+1 I was cheering for Erika to win, too.
Would be great if we Boardies could help her make a return in 2019 but she seems to have disappeared from the music scene:
https://www.facebook.com/erikaselinmusic/0 -
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English version of the Spanish entry. Very nice, sweet lyrics that put Azerbaijan's "Misty moon I'm your loon" to shame. :P
I hope this is just for promotion and they're keeping the Spanish version.
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With the GrandFinal exactly 2wks away,
the organisers have issued their list of banned items from the competition this year, golf balls feature highly.
So remember any chaps to check your pockets for balls on the way in this year if you've had a few rounds.
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Chris Wooden Motorbike wrote: »Underrated: FYR Maca' / Romania & Slovenia's pole dancing club song
Because we here in the thread can't get enough of Eye Cue, here's their Spanish Pre-party performance (very nicely shot for a change)!
Marija has legs from here to Skopje!
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Chris Wooden Motorbike wrote: »
Underrated: FYR Maca' / Romania & Slovenia's pole dancing club song
Fun little tool I discovered this week:
https://www.overthinkingit.com/eve/
I analyzed 2013 to 2017 and (if I'm reading this correctly) it looks like only three countries that traditionally vote for FYR Macedonia are in Semi Final 1 (Croatia, Albania, Bulgaria).
Same situation for Ireland (3) unless the UK or Italy vote in our semi.
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Because we here in the thread can't get enough of Eye Cue, here's their Spanish Pre-party performance (very nicely shot for a change)!
Marija has legs from here to Skopje!
Decent performance there, loverley Marija & Eye Cue's top (200/1) tune could well be singular reason for upcoming EU & Nato membership on their table.
4/5 layers of backing vocs on the 2nd Chorus, finger clicking, muted guitar delay (from the TemperTrap), and even a splash of reggae!
Although FYR have only made it to double-digits in recent semi-finals, something suggests that maybe Bojan Trajkovski has written tunes before.
That ESC chart thingy aptly from 'overthinkingit'.com makes my Euromillion ball prediction charts look like an MS-Paint job.0 -
Chris Wooden Motorbike wrote: »Underrated: FYR Maca' / Romania & Slovenia's pole dancing club song
Here's Lea at the Spanish pre-party -- cracker of a performance!
Chorus is a bit awkward without supporting dancers but this girl has great stage presence. According to the Overthinking It tool Slovenia has a lot of voting friends in Semi Final 2, too.
If they can recreate the performance from the national final, especially the picture frame/mirror bit, this should sneak into the final.
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Day 1 of Rehearsals has arrived!
Here's Israel's Netta. A little too much focus on the chicken part of her song? This could be going back to the drawing board this week...
Belgium's Sennek was very classy. I like this one. Looks like she'll make full use of the stage.
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yerwanthere123 wrote: »Think I'm gonna avoid the rehearsals if I can. I'd like to leave some bit of mystery for the finals!
But you'll miss all the excitement like....Czech Republic badly injuring himself!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BiKmTzNnUkU/
He does a nice little trick with his backpack towards the end of the video. Maybe the 2nd attempt didn't go too well. Hope he gets well!
Edit: Actually in the thumbnail for the video you can see him doing a flip. Maybe it was that!0 -
Poor Mikolas, very unfortunate. Hope he recovers in time but it might be safer for him to just sing and let his dancers handle the choreography among themselves.
Saw a couple of the clips, wasn't impressed with the approach Israel has taken. (spoilered for yerwanthere!
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The Japanese outfit and oriental "lucky cats" just seems very random; it has no relation to the song and just seems kinda tacky. I hate how overused the term "cultural appropriation" is, but it is kinda appropriate here when you're just taking an unrelated Japanese theme to try and be "quirky" or whatever!0 -
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*spills coffee all over his keyboard at work*
And they're only giving 60% as it's rehearsals.
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yerwanthere123 wrote: »Anyway, biggest development from today is Norway went up to second favourite, but have dipped slightly to third now. I think it'll get top 5 but I can't see it seriously challenging for the win. Israel's first rehearsal didn't go that well, they're still the favourites although odds have lengthened. Very eager to see how the market will react to France's first rehearsal, which we won't see until Friday.
Rybak is pure showman and fans love him. A win is very possible, even with this so-so song. The press conference seemed packed!
I finally placed a small E/W outright bet on FYR Macedonia. Got 300/1!
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I got Macedonia at 20-1 for top 10 sure we will see... In very tough semi but who knows.Rybak is pure showman and fans love him. A win is very possible, even with this so-so song. The press conference seemed packed!
I finally placed a small E/W outright bet on FYR Macedonia. Got 300/1!
Plan to do a few Semi Final qualifying bets tomorrow.
I can see why Cyprus song is flying up the odds it is very catchy and stands out.
The Norway song I just don't get at all.0 -
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I got Macedonia at 20-1 for top 10 sure we will see... In very tough semi but who knows.
I can see why Cyprus song is flying up the odds it is very catchy and stands out
Cyprus's rehearsal was a big surprise. Our poor Ryan has to run off stage immediately after his performance to avoid getting burned by Eleni's fire.
Her song is a bit too contemporary for me though.
Zero chatter about Australia here. What does everyone think of their odds? Her song is a bit too Disney-ish for me.
Also realized Italy has been completely quiet. No pre-party appearances even?0
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